Great to see the cable available, it was the one thing putting us off getting the P1900 for our demo intel Mac Mini as we tend to move the mini in and out of the vehicle all the time for transferring large files and even as a mac dealer a new power supply is still expensive! We will be putting a power supply and cable on order asap when available.

FINALLY! Soon we will be formally announcing the "MacPac" power cable assembly, but I wanted to give you guys an early peek. To answer your four obvious questions: 1) about 4 weeks from now (end of May), 2) $24.95, 3) the MacPac is a cable "kit" that includes the power button Y-cable (so you don't need to buy both), and 4)works with P1900 and Mac mini (not yet Intel mini, although if you are good with a soldering iron, you can mod the P1900 to work with the MacIntel. The mod is posted below),

Sorry it took us so long (lot's of custom work and corporate OK's involved). And sorry to those of you who had to cut the cable (But look on the bright side... you've had the benefit of using your CarMini since you took the plunge!).

Anyway, hope this helps those of you who are nervous about the power wiring.

Wholly moley that is some small soldering. Is there any reason why we couldnt solder directly to the pins that lead to the circuit board from the back of the connector?? Also what wattage pen and solder do you recommend for something that tiny?

PS: Any GA locals who can solder that small? I through a few bux your way if you can help a the car pc meet this Saturday

Wholly moley that is some small soldering. Is there any reason why we couldnt solder directly to the pins that lead to the circuit board from the back of the connector?? Also what wattage pen and solder do you recommend for something that tiny?

It's not so bad. I'm sure you have some sacrifical circuit board you can practice with. Your best bet is to get a tiny amount of solder on each lead of the resistor, then hold it on right spot and apply heat until the solder melts. The tricky part is holding it still until the solder sets again. A good set of clamps is way better than a shakey hand

Most people would tell you to use a 15watt iron for something like that. I can't get solder to melt with those though. I use a 30watt all the time on stuff that small, you just A) have to have a fine tip for it and B) don't hold it there too long as you can over heat your components (or so i'm told, never done it myself).

In regard to attaching to the leads for the plug. If you look at it, the iSense lead is in the lower row of pins (2nd in from the right IIRC). Getting it attached without shorting out to the hot pin next to it would be tough (can be done, but i'd rather do as Mike's pics show). Not to mention that getting your iron in there is going to be fun too.